1771 


SPECIAL  SERVICES 


COMMEMORATING 


1921 


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The  Congregation  House — Consecrated  November  13,  1771 

Sunday,  November  6th  to  Sunday,  November  13th 
Nineteen  Hundred  and  Twenty-one 


DAILY  SCRIPTURE  TEXTS 


CONNECTED  WITH  THE  SETTLEMENT  OF  WACHOVIA  AND 
THE  FOUNDING  OF  SALEM  AND  READ  ON  THE  OCCASION 
OF  THE  ORGANIZATION  OF  THE  SALEM  CONGREGATION. 


1752,  DECEMBER  27 — When  the  survey  of  Wachovia  was  begi:n: — 

"Behold  it  is  written  before  me."    Is.  65,  6. 

1753,  JANUARY  13 — When  the  survey  of  the  land  was  finished: — 

"He  helps  us."    Is.  33,  22, 

1753,  NOVEMBER  17— When  the  first  Colony  of  twelve  Single 
Brethren  took  possession  of  the  old  cabin  at  Bethabara : — 
"I  know  where  thou  dwellest."    Rev.  2,  13. 

1765,  FEBRUARY  14— When  the  site  for  Salem  was  determined  :— 

"Let  thine  eye  be  opened  toward  this  place  day  and  night,  even  to- 
ward the  place  of  which  thou  hast  said,  My  name  shall  be  there." 
I  Kings,  8,  15. 

1766,  FEBRUARY  19— When  the  first  eight  Brethren  moved  to 

Salem : — 

"I  will  be  sanctified  in  them  that  come  nigh  me."    Lev.  10.  3. 

1766,  AUGUST  18— When  the  first  house  (on  Main  street)  was  con- 
secrated : — 

"Strong  is  thy  dwelling,  and  thou  puttest  thy  nest  in  a  rock." 
Num.  24,  21. 

1770,  APRIL  17 — When  the  Foundation  Stone  of  the  Congregation 

House  was  laid : — 

"Sing  unto  the  Lord  a  new  song,  and  His  praise  in  the  congrega- 
tion of  saints."  Ps.  149,  1, 

1771,  NOVEMBER  13— When  the  new  Meeting  Hall  in  Salem  was 

consecrated : — 

"The  Lord  is  in  his  holy  temple,  let  all  the  earth  keep  silence  before 
him."   Hab.  2,  20. 


HISTORICAL  SKETCH 
of 

The  Salem  Congregation  and  its  Churches. 


The  glow  of  a  Great  Revival— the  Revival  of  ''The  Thirteenth  of  August  1727" 
was  upon  the  souls  of  the  men  and  women  who  gathered  just  one  hundred  and  fifty 
years  ago  to  dedicate  a  new  house  of  worship  in  the  vast  Colonial  wilderness.  We  can 
never  understand  their  work  or  appreciate  their  motives  from  a  purely  secular  point  of 
view.  Had  they  been  immigrants  of  the  usual  type,  they  would  never  have  come  to  the 
remote  district  of  North  Carolina,  which  we  fondly  call  Wachovia.  They  were  men  of 
various  gifts,  farmers,  mechanics,  professional  men,  scholars;  and  women  too  of 
noblest  kind  and  finest  ability.  But  they  never  would  have  thought  of  settling  in  this 
distant  wilderness,  and  enduring  its  pioneer  hardships,  if  it  had  not  been  for  the  re- 
ligious fervour  which  filled  their  souls.  They  were  the  inheritors  of  a  great  joy  and  a 
sweet  peace  in  Jesus  Christ.  They  had  come  on  their  long  and  weary  ways  to  find  a 
spot  where  they  could  live  happily  together,  as  the  forgiven  children  of  the  heavenly 
Father,  dwelling  in  the  sunshine  of  the  grace  of  His  dear  Son,  our  Lord,  and  enjoying 
the  daily  comforts  of  His  Holy  Spirit.  They  came  from  various  lands  across  the  seas 
not  to  live  unto  themselves  alone,  but  for  the  religious  benefit  of  their  scattered  fellow 
colonists,  and  for  the  Indian  and  the  slave. 

It  was  under  the  influence  of  these  high  joys,  these  sweet  emotions  of  peace, 
these  noble  purposes  toward  their  fellow  men,  that  in  1771  they  built  what  was  called 
the  ''Congregation  House,"  but  what,  in  modern  days  would  have  been  called  "The 
Institutional  Church,"  a  building  in  which  they  wrought  at  the  Lord's  business  on  all 
the  seven  days  of  the  week.  In  one  end  of  the  two-storied  building,  two  pastors'  fam- 
ilies lived,  in  the  other  end  the  young  women  and  older  girls.  In  the  centre  there  was 
a  school  for  little  girls,  the  beginning  of  the  famous  Salem  College,  and  the  Meeting 
Hall,  which  served  for  all  occasions  of  public  worship  until  the  present  "Home"  Church 
was  erected  in  1800  for  the  needs  of  the  growing  community. 

On  November  13,  1771  this  "Congregation  House"  was  dedicated  with  great  joy. 
All  the  settlers  of  Wachovia  were  present  to  the  number  of  three  hundred.  There  was 
an  early  morning  service  of  song  and  prayer;  then  the  lovefeast  at  noon,  when  the  va- 
rious officers  of  the  newly  formed  Congregation  were  announced ;  then  the  public  meet- 
ing in  which  a  slave  was  baptized  wlio  had  declared  that  he  always  wanted  to  live  with 
those  who  had  been  so  kind  to  him  and  had  led  him  to  the  Saviour;  then  the  Holy  Com- 
munion was  celebrated  and  the  congregation  dispersed  to  their  nearer  or  more  distant 
homes,  with  a  blessed  joy  in  their  souls. 

For  nearly  a  hundred  years  this  body  of  people  were  simply  called  "The  Salem 
Congregation ; ' '  then  as  the  city  of  Winston-Salem  rapidly  grew,  the  members  began 
to  go  forth  into  their  new  Church  organizations,  respectively  called,  Calvary,  Christ 
Church,  Fairview,  Trinity,  and  Fries  Memorial,  and  those  who  were  left  in  the  first  old- 
est organization,  almost  as  by  a  common  instinct  said,  we  will  call  ourselves  the  "Home 
Church,"  so  that  when  the  children  come  back  out  of  their  several  places  of  worship, 
they  may  always  feel  themselves — ' '  at  home. ' ' 

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THE  HOME  CHURCH 


AVith  something  of  a  mother's  love  for  her  children,  the  Home  Church  has  always 
given  liberally  to  the  churches  of  Salem  Congregation,  not  only  of  her  finances  but  of 
her  membership  and  service. 

In  every  instance  it  was  workers  from  the  Home  Church  who  went  out  to  establish 
Sunday  Schools  in  neglected  portions  of  the  rapidly  growing  community,  and  from  these 
schools  sprang  the  flourishing  churches  of  today.  And  often  to  the  organization  of  the 
new  congregations  she  gave  some  of  her  ablest  and  most  consecrated  w^orkers. 

But  the  Lord  has  greatly  prospered  her,  and  in  this  sesqui-centennial  year  her  mem- 
bership totals  more  than  eleven  hundred  communicants  and  a  grand  total  of  more  than 
1,300  souls  under  the  spiritual  care  and  oversight  of  the  Board  of  Elders.  The  enroll- 
ment in  all  departments  of  the  Sunday  School  exceeds  900  and  the  M='ork  is  thoroughly 
organized.  The  present  church  building  which  had  been  erected  in  1800  and  had  served 
the  congregation  well  for  more  than  a  century,  was  enlarged  and  greatly  improved  in 
1913;  and  a  large  and  well-equipped  Sunday  School  Building,  known  as  the  Rondthaler 
Memorial  after  Bishop  Rondthaler  its  beloved  former  pastor,  was  added. 

In  addition  to  the  wide  activities  at  home,  much  work  is  being  done  on  the  foreign 
-field  through  our  ''own"  missionaries  and  native  workers. 

Ministering  as  the  Home  Church  has  for  more  than  a  century  and  a  quarter  to  the 
students  of  Salem  Academy  and  College  the  influence  of  her  service  has  been  widely 
felt  throughout  the  Southland. 

Though  old  in  years,  her  spirit  is  young  and  her  interest  keen,  and  she  enters  upon 
the  new  era  of  her  life  and  service  with  zeal  and  high  purpose  for  her  Head  and  Saviour. 


CALVARY  CHURCH 


Calvary  represents  the  result  of  the  first  effort  of  the  mother  congregation  to  ex- 
tend her  usefulness  to  the  new  town  of  Winston. 


Under  the  direction  of  Bishop  Emil  de  Schweinitz,  the  work  w^as  undertaken,  ser- 
vices being  held  under  an  outdoor  shelter  put  up  in  the  dense  woods  of  the  Moravian 
reservation,  now  the  Calvary  grounds.  Services  were  next  held  in  Tise's  hall  and  a 
Sunday  School  was  later  begun  in  the  school  building  corner  Liberty  and  First  streets. 

In  1888,  the  work  became  the  joint  concern  of  Bishop  Edward  Rondthaler  and  Bro. 
James  Lineback — Sunday  School  promoter.  The  Boards  of  the  Salem  Congregation  se- 
lected the  site  for  the  building  here  shown  which  was  erected  at  a  cost  of  -$10,000  and 
dedicated  December  8,  1889.  Calvary  was  the  sweet  name  chosen  for  the  new  enter- 
prise to  which  the  first  resident  pastor.  Rev.  A.  D.  Thaeler,  came  in  1892. 

The  work  has  greatly  prospered  under  the  favor  of  God.  Besides  being  fully  self- 
supporting,  Calvary  now  helps  to  sustain  the  general  work  of  Salem  congregation  and 
has  a  resident  and  missionary  pastor.  The  Sunday  School  numbers  over  600  and  church 
membership  over  700  souls.  Bro.  Thaeler  after  12  years  was  succeeded  by  Bro.  E.  S. 
Crosland  and  he,  in  turn,  by  Bro.  Edmund  Schwarze,  in  1916. 

The  Sunday  School  and  church  have  outgrown  the  original  building,  and  a  large 
building-fund  is  under  way  for  a  proposed  beautiful  and  commodious  church  and  Sun- 
day School  building. 

Thus  Calvary  stands  today  the  monument  of  the  faith  and  effort  of  consecrated  men 
and  women  who  built  better  than  they  knew. 


CHRIST  CHURCH 


Christ  Church  was  begun  in  the  year  1893  as  a  work  of  faith,  in  that  section  which 
lay  at  the  extreme  western  edge  of  old  Salem.  A  map  of  that  period  shows  many  open 
fields  and  unbroken  forest  with  here  and  there  a  few  scattered  homes. 


As  there  was  much  doubt  whether  a  Church  could  possibly  succeed  at  this  then  dis- 
tant point,  the  work  was  commenced  as  a  Sunday  School  and  Prayer  Meeting  enter- 
prise, in  a  three-room  building  so  constructed  that  it  could  be  readily  altered  and  used 
as  a  residence  should  the  work  not  prove  successful.  This  house  stood  on  the  present 
parsonage  site,  about  one-half  mile  due  west  of  the  Home  Church  at  the  corner  of 
Academy  and  Green  streets. 

From  the  very  beginning  the  blessing  of  God  rested  wonderfully  upon  the  work. 
The  little  building  with  its  Saturday  night  prayer  meeting  and  Sunday  morning  Sun- 
day School  was  soon  crowded  to  the  doors.  During  the  very  first  summer  a  tent  addi- 
tion became  necessary,  and  soon  the  plans  were  laid  for  the  present  church,  the  corner- 
stone of  which  was  laid  on  July  21,  1895. 

This  part  of  the  Salem  Congregation  has  with  the  25th  of  October  1921  rounded 
out  its  quarter  century.  Christ  Church  now  has  more  than  400  communicant  members 
working  together  with  a  spirit  of  unity  whiijh  has  made  possible  the  fine  Sunday  School 
Building  which  has  been  erected  at  a  cost  of  more  than  $20,000,  more  than  two-thirds 
of  which  came  directly  out  of  the  congregation  and  all  of  which  has  been  paid  in  full. 


FAIRVIEW  CHURCH 


Fairview  was  also  begun  as  a  Sunday  School  work  in  the  extreme  northern  part  of 
the  city,  in  a  section  where  there  was  no  Sunday  School  but  where  others  had  tried  and 
given  up  in  discouragement. 

On  May  5th,  1895  the  first  session  was  held  under  the  superintendeney  of  the  vet- 
eran Sunday  School  organizer,  Bro.  James  T.  Lineback,  in  an  old  chapel  on  what  was 
then  Pearl  street,  now  Nineteenth  street.  On  September  22nd  the  first  sermon  was 
preached  by  the  pastor  Dr.  H.  E.  Rondthaler.  He  was  followed  during  the  years  by  the 
Brn.  J.  K.  Pfohl,  C.  H.  Wenhold  and  the  present  pastor. 

In  1899  the  school  had  outgrown  the  temporary  quarters  and  the  present  site  of 
the  church  on  North  Liberty  street  was  purchased  and  the  corner  stone  laid  on  Oct.  7, 
1900,  the  money  being  raised  among  Fairview  members  which  was  a  new  departure 
from  the  previous  undertaking  of  Salem  Congregation.  While  everything  was  paid  for 
at  the  time,  the  church  was  not  dedicated  till  July  12th,  1908,  when  the  congregation 
was  organized  with  119  communicants. 

During  that  year  the  corner  lot  was  bought  and  the  J.  M.  Cummings'  house  on  the 
north  side  of  the  church  was  remodeled  for  a  parsonage.  The  present  pastor  moved  into 
it  on  January  12, 1909  and  became  the  first  resident  pastor  in  that  part  of  the  city.  The 
annex  to  the  church  was  built  in  1909. 

Fairview  now  has  418  communicants,  and  a  Sunday  School  that  has  completely  out- 
grown its  quarters.  The  size  of  the  school  is  only  limited  by  the  capacity  of  the  build- 
ing. A  Building  Fund  is  being  gathered  and  we  hope  in  the  near  future  to  have  a  build- 
ing adequate  to  our  needs  in  one  of  the  most  populous  sections  of  our  city.  Fairview  is 
most  favorably  situated  on  a  good  corner  on  one  of  the  main  arteries  of  the  city  and 
under  the  continued  blessing  of  God  it  will  have  a  far-reaching  influence  for  good  in 
the  rapidly  developing  community  which  it  serves. 


TRINITY  CHURCH 


In  the  latter  part  of  the  year  1885  several  good  women  of  the  Home  Church  be- 
came interested  in  the  little  settlement  known  as  Centerville,  or  South  Salem,  They 
found  great  need  for  religious  teaching  in  this  neglected  portion  of  the  community. 

On  Sunday,  March  21,  1886,  the  Sunday  School  was  opened  in  a  small  rented 
house.  The  interest  proved  so  great  that  better  accommodations  were  demanded.  No- 
vember 28,  1886,  saw  the  building  known  for  many  years  as  Centerville  Chapel  ready 
for  dedication  to  the  Lord's  service. 

With  faithful  service  by  ministers  and  laymen,  the  chapel  for  many  years  wielded 
a  great  influence  for  good  in  the  community. 

The  South  Winston-Salem  section  of  the  city  by  the  year  of  1910  showing  such  re- 
markable growth  and  promise  for  the  future,  it  was  deemed  wise  to  place  the  Moravian 
work  on  a  better  footing  and  thus  serve  the  growing  number  of  people. 

Accordingly,  steps  were  taken  which  led  to  the  erection  of  a  new  building.  On  Oc- 
tober 1st,  1911,  at  a  meeting  of  Centerville  congregation,  ''Trinity"  was  decided  upon 
as  a  name  for  the  new  church.  On  May  12, 1912,  the  building  was  opened  for  worship. 

Meanwhile  the  energetic  pastor,  Rev.  E.  C.  Stempel,  had  been  busy,  together  with 
the  faithful  congregation,  in  assembling  the  Moravians  of  the  community  and  on  July 
14th,  1912,  Trinity  Congregation  was  organized. 

There  has  been  uninterrupted  progress  in  the  work  of  Trinity.  From  the  small  be- 
ginning in  1886  the  congregation  has  grown  until  its  membership  numbers  more  than 
three  hundred. 

In  1919  Trinity 's  first  pastor  was  succeeded  by  Rev.  Douglas  L.  Rights,  present  min- 
ister at  this  charge. 


FRIES  MEMORIAL  CHURCH 


This  latest  of  the  church  building  enterprises  of  the  Salem  Congregation,  represents 
the  culmination  of  more  than  forty  years  of  faithful  Sunday  School  and  congregational 
effort  on  the  East  Side. 

The  beginnings  of  the  enterprise  go  back  to  1876,  when  Mrs.  Esther  Linthicum 
White  started  a  Sunday  School  in  the  kitchen  of  her  home  for  the  instruction  of  her  son 
and  the  children  of  the  neighborhood.  Rev.  Geo.  E.  Bahnson  the  first  superintendent 
was  succeeded  in  1877  by  the  lay-brother  Henry  E.  Eries,  whose  service  has  been  con- 
tinuous since  that  time  and  who  has  been  ably  assisted  by  his  devoted  wife.  For  many 
years,  the  work  was  carried  on  in  the  East  Salem  Chapel,  from  which  the  congregation 
removed  in  1914  to  the  splendid  new  building,  erected  during  the  pastorate  of  Rev. 
Edmund  Schwarze,  'and  named  in  honor  of  its  efficient  and  long-time  superintendent, 
Fries  Memorial  Church. 

The  church  occupies  a  commanding  position  in  the  center  of  a  rapidly  growing  com- 
munity and  has  a  wide  field  for  service. 

Rev.  Clarence  E.  Romig  who  labored  with  great  zeal  for  the  past  five  years,  and 
was  instrumental  in  bringing  the  church  into  touch  with  many  new  residents,  has  been 
succeeded  by  Rev.  Herbert  B.  Johnson,  under  whose  pastorate  it  is  expected  to  extend 
the  service  into  even  wider  spheres. 

The  present  communicant  membership  numbers  nearly  two  hundred  and  fifty  souls, 
while  its  total  Sunday  School  enrollment,  including  all  departments,  is  but  little  under 
four  hundred. 


Program  of 


HISTORICAL  AND  PREPARATORY  SERVICE 

HOME  CHURCH  AND  CALVARY  CHURCH— 11:00  O'CLOCK  A.  M. 

FAIRVIEW  AND  TRINITY  CHURCHES— 7:30  O'CLOCK  P.  M. 

SUNDAY,  NOVEMBER  6TH,  1921. 

CHRIST  CHURCH  AND  FRIES  MEMORIAL  CHURCH— 7:45  P.  M. 

WEDNESDAY,  NOVEMBER  9TH,  1921. 

  » 

ORGAN  PRELUDE 

(All  standing) 
To  God,  the  Father,  God,  the  Son, 
And  God,  the  Spirit,  three  in  one, 
Be  honor,  praise  and  glory  given, 
By  all  on  earth,  and  all  in  heaven. 

The  Congregation  still  standing,  the  Minister  shall  say : 

Let  us  lift  up  our  hearts  unto  God  in  the  heavens ! 
Lord  God,  our  Father,  Who  art  in  heaven. 

Hallowed  he  Thy  Name;  Thy  Kingdom  come;  Thy  mill  be  done,  on  earth  as  it  is  in  heaven; 
give  us  this  day  our  daily  bread;  and  forgive  us  our  trespasses  as  we  forgive  them  that  trespass 
against  us;  and  lead  us  not  into  temptation,  but  deliver  us  from  evil. 

For  Thine  is  the  Kingdom,  and  the  power,  and  the  glory,  for  ever  and  ever.  Amen. 

Lord  God,  Son,  Thou  Saviour  of  the  world, 

Be  gracious  unto  us. 

Lord,  God,  Holy  Ghost, 
Abide  with  us  forever. 


Oh  !  where  are  kings  and  empires  now, 
Of  old  that  went  and  came? 

But  Lord,  Thy  Church  is  praying  yet, 
A  thousand  years  the  same 


For  not  like  kingdoms  of  the  world 

Thy  Holy  Church,  O  God! 
Though  earthquake  shocks  are  threatening  her, 

And  tempests  are  abroad 


We  mark  her  goodly  battlements 
And  her  foundations  strong; 

We  hear  within  the  solemn  voice 
Of  her  unending  song 


Unshaken  as  eternal  hills. 

Immovable  she  stands, 
A  mountain  that  shall  fill  the  earth, 

A  house  not  made  by  hands 


ADDRESS— LOOKING  BACKWARD 


Now  thank  we  all  our  God 

With  heart  and  hands  and  voices, 
Who  wondrous  things  hath  done. 

In  whom  his  world  rejoices; 
Who  from  our  mother's  arms 

Hath  blest  us  on  our  way 
With  countless  gifts  of  love, 

And  still  is  ours  to-day 


Oh  may  this  bounteous  God 

Through  all  our  life  be  near  us. 
With  ever  joyful  hearts 

And  blessed  peace  to  cheer  us; 
And  keep  us  in  his  grace, 

And  guide  us  when  perplexed, 
And  free  us  from  all  ills 

In  this  world  and  the  next. 


ADDRESS— THE  SALEM  CONGREGATION  IN  1921 


A  charge  to  keep  I  have.  To  serve  the  present  age, 

A  God  to  glorify,  My  calling  to  fulfill; 

A  never-dying  soul  to  save,  Oh,  may  it  all  my  powers  engage. 

And  fit  it  for  the  sky.  To  do  my  Master's  will. 


Arm  me  with  jealous  care, 
As  in  thy  sight  to  hve; 

And  oh,  thy  servant,  Lord !  prepare, 
A  strict  account  to  give. 

ADDRESS— LOOKING  FORWARD 

PRAYER 

Go  forward,  christian  soldier, 

Beneath  his  banner  true ; 
The  Lord  himself,  thy  leader. 

Shall  all  thy  foes  subdue. 
His  love  foretells  thy  trials. 

He  knows  thine  hourly  need; 
He  can,  with  bread  of  heaven, 

Thy  fainting  spirit  feed 

BENEDICTION 
ORGAN  POSTLUDE 


SESQUI-CENTENNIAL  MEMORIAL  SERVICE 

"Enter  into  his  gates  with  thanksgiving  and  into  his  courts  with  praise:  he  thankful  unto  Him 
and  bless  His  name." 

SUNDAY  MORNING,  NOVEMBER  THIRTEENTH,  NINETEEN  HUNDRED  AND 

TWENTY-ONE. 
ELEVEN  O'CLOCK 

Service  to  be  held  in  the  different  churches  of  Salem  Congregation  and  to  be  announced  by  the 
church  bands  rendering  the  following  program — 

ANNOUNCING  THE  ANNIVERSARY 
TUNE  146— Now  let  us  praise  the  Lord. 
TUNE  230 — Praises,  thanks  and  adoration. 
TUNE  185 — Gracious  Father  bless  this  congregation. 
TUNE  225 — Church  rejoice  !  Raise  thy  voice  ! 
TUNE  159 — 'Tis  the  most  blest  and  needful  part. 


ORGAN  PRELUDE 

HALLELUJAH   CHORUS  Handel 

(Congregation  standing) 

TE  DEUM  LAUDAMUS 

We  praise  thee,  O  God;  we  acknowledge  thee  to  be  the  Lord, 

All  the  earth  doth  worship  thee,  the  Father  everlasting. 

To  thee  all  angels  cry  aloud;  the  heavens,  and  all  the  powers  therein, 
To  thee  cherubim  and  seraphim  continually  do  cry. 

Holy,  holy,  holy.  Lord  God  of  Sabaoth ; 

Heaven  and  earth  are  full  of  the  majesty  of  thy  glory. 

The  glorious  company  of  the  apostles  praise  thee. 
The  goodly  fellowship  of  the  prophets  praise  thee. 


Go  forward,  christian  soldier. 
Nor  dream  of  peaceful  rest, 
'  Till  Satan's  host  is  vanquished 
And  heaven  is  all  possest; 
Till  Christ  himself  shall  call  thee 

To  lay  thine  armor  by, 
And  wear,  in  endless  glory, 
The  crown  of  victory. 


The  noble  army  of  martyrs  praise  thee. 

The  holy  church  throughout  all  the  world  doth  acknowledge  thee;   the  Father,  of  an  infinite 
majesty; 

Thine  adorable,  true,  and  only  Son ;  also  the  Holy  Ghost,  the  Comforter. 

Thou  art  the  King  of  glory,  O  Christ;  thou  art  the  everlasting  Son  of  the  Father. 

When  thou  tookest  upon  thee  to  deliver  man,  thou  didst  humble  thyself  to  be  born  of  a  Virgin. 
When  thou,  hadst  overcome  the  sharpness  of  death,  thou  didst  open  the  kingdom  of  heaven  to  all 
believers. 

Thou  sittest  at  the  right  hand  of  God,  in  the  glory  of  the  Father. 
We  believe  that  thou  shalt  come  to  be  our  Judge. 

We  therefore  pray  thee,  help  thy  servants,  whom  thou  hast  redeemed  with  thy  precious  blood; 
Make  them  to  be  numbered  with  thy  saints,  in  glory  everlasting. 

O  Lord,  save  thy  people,  and  bless  thine  heritage :  govern  them,  and  lift  them  up  forever. 
Day  by  day  we  magnify  thee;  and  we  worship  thy  name  evey,  world  without  end. 

Vouchsafe,  O  Lord,  to  keep  us  this  day  without  sin. 
O  Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us,  have  mercy  upon  us. 

O  Lord,  let  thy  mercy  lighten  upon  us :  as  our  trust  is  in  thee. 
O  Lord,  in  thee  have  I  trusted;  let  me  never  be  confounded. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to  the  Holy  Ghost; 

As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  ever  shall  be,  world  without  end:  Amen 


Grant  us  Thy  blessing.  Lord,  our  God,  May  Jesus  still  our  portion  be. 

The  Covenant  make  fast  Our  Congregation  bless. 

In  Jesus'  suffering,  death  and  blood,  His  wounds  our  cure.  His  strength  our  tru.t. 

So  long  as  time  shall  last.  Our  hope  in  all  distress. 


We  greet  each  other  fervently. 
As  members  of  that  band 
Who  here  for  His  appearing  wait. 
And  there  before  Him  stand. 
(Opening  Hymn  of  the  morning  service  November  13,  1771) 


THE  SCRIPTURE  LESSONS 


OFFERING 

OFFERTORY— DOUBLE  CHORUS— HOW  LOVELY  ARE  THY  DWELLINGS 

(Sung  on  the  occasion  of  the  organization  of  Salem  Congregation) 

PRAYER 

Oh  that  we  with  gladness  of  Spirit  forever 
Adored  and  praised  oar  crucified  Saviour; 
Oh  might  each  pulsation  thanksgiving  express, 
And  each  breath  we  draw  be  an  anthem  of  praise. 

The  Lamb  who  by  blood  our  salvation  obtained, 
Took  on  him  our  curse  and  death  freely  sustained. 
Is  worthy  of  praises;  let  with  one  accord, 
All  people  say :  Amen,  oh  praise  ye  the  Lord. 
(Hymn  used  November  13,  1771) 

ANNIVERSARY  SERMON 


PRAYER 


Jesus!  still  lead  on, 

Till  our  rest  be  won; 
And  although  the  way  be  cheerless, 
We  will  follow,  calm  and  fearless; 

Guide  us  by  Thy  hand 

To  our  fatherland. 

When  we  seek  relief 

From  a  long-felt  grief, 
When  temptations  come  alluring. 
Make  us  patient  and  enduring, 

Show  us  that  bright  shore 

Where  we  weep  no  more. 


If  the  way  be  drear. 

If  the  foe  be  near, 
Let  not  faithless  fears  o'ertake  us, 
Let  not  faith  and  hope  forsake  us; 

For  through  many  a  foe 

To  our  home  we  go. 

Jesus  still  lead  on ! 

Till  our  rest  be  won ; 
Heavenly  Leader,  still  direct  us. 
Still  support,  console,  protect  us. 

Till  we  safely  stand 

In  our  fatherland 


BENEDICTION 


POSTLUDE 


ANNIVERSARY  LOVEFEAST 

HOME  CHURCH  AND  MEMORIAL  HALL 
SUNDAY  AFTERNOON,  NOVEMBER  13TH,  1921 
3:00  O'clock 

The  united  bands  of  the  churches  of  Salem  Congregation  will  announce  this  service  by  playing 
the  fol'owing  tunes  outside  the  Home  Church. 

ANNOUNCEMENT  OF  LOVEFEAST 

TUNE  119 — Holy  Lord,  thanks  and  praise  be  ever  thine. 

TUNE  228 — Sing  Hallelujah,  honor,  praise. 

TUNE    68— Jesus  still  lead  on. 

TUNE  214 — Peace  to  thy  every  dwelling. 

TUNE  115 — How  great  the  bliss  to  be  a  sheep  of  Jesus. 

TUNE  159— Sing  Hallelujah,  praise  the  Lord. 


ORGAN  PRELUDE 


Minister — The  Lord  is  in  His  holy  temple,  let  all  the  earth  keep  silence  before  Him. 


Choir- 


S'ng  hallelujah,  honor,  praise; 
Your  grateful  hymns  to  Jesus  raise, 

O  favored  congregation : 
For  He  became  a  Sacrifice, 
And  paid  in  blood  our  ransom-price. 
Procuring  our  salvation ; 

Holy,  happy 
Is  our  union  and  communion 

With  our  Saviour ; 
Blessed  be  His  Name  for  ever. 
(Up  to  this  point,  the  program  is  taken  from  the  Love  Feast  Ode  of  November  13,  1771) 


Congregation — 

God  reveals  his  presence; 
Let  us  now  adore  him. 
And  with  awe  appear  before  him : 
God  is  in  his  temple ; 
All  in  us  keep  silence, 
And  before  him  bow  with  reverence 
Him  alone,  God  we  own ; 
He's  our  Lord  and  Saviour : 
Praise  his  name  for  ever. 


PRAYER 


ANTHEM— GLORIA   Mozart 


Lord,  thy  Church's  Rock, 
Who  dost  rule  thy  flock; 
Elder  of  this  congregation; 
We,  with  humble  adoration 
Thee,  and  thee  alone. 
Our  chief  Shepherd  own. 


As  long  as  Jesus  Lord  remains, 
Each  day  new  rising  glory  gains; 
It  was,  It  is,  it  will  be  so 
With  his  church  militant  below. 

Our  only  stay  is  Jesus'  grace, 

In  every  time  and  every  place ; 

And  Jesus'  blood-bought  righteousness 

Remains  his  Church's  glorious  dress. 


Air  self-dependence  is  but  vain, 
Christ  doth  our  corner-stone  remain. 
Our  Rock  which  will  unshaken  stay, 
When  heaven  and  earth  are  fled  away. 

He  is  and  shall  remain  our  Lord, 

Our  confidence  is  in  his  word. 

And  while  our  Jesus  reigns  above. 

His  Church  will  more  than  conqueror  prove. 


Gracious  Father,  bless  this  congregation 

As  the  purchase  of  thy  Son ; 

For  his  sake  behold  us  with  compassion. 

And  us  all  thy  children  own; 

Jesus,  grant  to  us  thy  peace  and  favor; 

Holy  Ghost,  abide  with  us  forever, 

And  to  us  Christ's  love  explain: 

Hear  us.  Lord  our  God:  Amen. 


ANTHEM— CREATION  HYMN  

Highly  favored  congregation, 
Loved  by  Jesus  and  esteemed, 
Ne'er  forget  thy  destination. 
Why  from  this  vain  world  redeemed. 
Grounded  on  thy  Saviour's  merit. 
Blest  in  his  communion  sweet. 
Destined  heaven  to  inherit 
And  the  Church  above  to  meet. 

Own  thy  congregation, 
O  thou  slaughtered  Lamb ; 
We  are  here  assembled 
In  thy  holy  Name ; 
Look  upon  thy  people. 
Whom  thou  by  thy  blood, 
Hast  in  love  redeemed. 
And  brought  nigh  to  God. 


 Beethoven 

Witness  here  to  all  around  thee 
Of  thy  Saviour's  dying  love ; 
Testify,  "He  sought  and  found  me, 
Else  I  still  should  restless  rove." 
Evidence  by  word  and  action 
That  thy  faith  is  not  in  vain, 
That  thy  highest  satisfaction 
Centers  in  the  Lamb  once  slain. 

Thou  hast  kindly  led  us 
For  these  many  years ; 
Ah,  accept  our  praises 
And  our  grateful  tears; 
Grant  us  all  the  favor 
To  obey  thy  voice; 
Yea,  thy  will  and  pleasure 
Be  our  only  choice. 


Where  divine  affection  lives. 
There  the  Lord  his  blessing  gives. 
There  his  will  on  earth  is  done. 
There  his  heaven  is  half  begun 
Lord,  our  great  example  prove. 
Teach  us  all  like  thee  to  love. 

ANTHEM— SONG  OF  THANKSGIVING  Maunder 

"Let  us  come  before  His  presence  with  Thanksgiving  and  make  a  joyful  noise  unto  Him  with 
psalms." — Ps.  95. 

(Words  of  anthem  sung  in  Love  Feast  1771) 


ANNIVERSARY  ADDRESS 

Rt.  Rev.  Edward  RoNpTifAtER,  D.  D.,  L.  L.  D.,   Pastor  of  Salem  Congregation 


Let  thy  presence  daily  felt,  dear  Saviour, 
Strengthen,  comfort,  cheer  our  heart; 
While  we  tarry  here,  O  may  we  never 
From  thy  holy  ways  depart. 
Let  us  feed  upon  thy  death  and  merit, 
And  enjoy  the  unction  of  thy  Spirit, 
Showing  forth  thy  matchless  praise. 
Till  in  thee  we  end  our  race. 


For  all  thy  saints,  O  Lord,  They  all,  in  life  and  death. 

Who  strove  in  thee  to  live.  With  thee,  their  Lord,  in  view, 

Who  followed  thee,  obeyed,  adored,  .Learned  from  thy  Holy  Spirit's  breath, 

Our  grateful  hymn  receive.  To  suffer  and  to  do. 


For  this  thy  name  we  bless, 
And  humbly  pray,  that  we 
May  follow  them  in  holiness 
And  live  and  die  in  thee 


One  family  we  dwell  in  him,  E'en  now  by  faith  we  join  our  hands 

One  Church  above,  beneath.  With  those  that  went  before ; 

Though  now  divided  by  the  stream.  And  greet  the  blood-besprinkled  bands 

The  narrow  stream  of  death.  On  the  eternal  shore 


There  we  to  all  eternity. 

Shall  join  the  angelic  lays, 

And  sing  in  perfect  harmony 

To  God  our  Saviour's  praise; 

He  hath  redeemed  us  by  his  blood. 

And  made  us  kings  and  priests  to  God; 

For  us,  for  us  the  Lamb  was  slain : 

Praise  ye  the  Lord !  Amen 

BENEDICTION 
POSTLUDE 


HOLY  COMMUNION— 4:30  P.  M. 


OFFICERS  AND  BOARDS  OF 
Salem  Congregation  and  its  Churches 

THE  SALEM  CONGREGATION 
The  Rt.  Rev.  Edward  Rondthaler,  D.  D.,  L.  L.  D. — Pastor 
W.  S.  Pfohl — Secretary  Of  The  Council. 
Central  Board  Of  Elders     Central  Board  Of  Trustees  The  School  Board 


Bishop  Rondthaler,  Chairman  H.  A.  Pfohl,  Chairman 
Rev.  J.  Kenneth  Pfohl  ^ecfy.  Rev.  E.  H.  Stock:on,  Secty. 


Rev.  Edmund  Schwarze 

Rev.  Howard  E.  Rondthaler 

Rev.  Edgar  A.  Holton 

Rev.  L.  G.  Luckenbach 

Rev.  H.  B.  Johnson 

Rev.  Douglas  L.  Rights 

J.  Fred  Brower,  Jr. 

F.  H.  Fries 

A.  E.  DouB 

L.  M.  Craver 

A.  F.  Hilts 

C.  E.  Johnson 

P.  G.  Pfaff 

S.  M.  Vernon 

J.  F.  Gerner 


W.  L.  Siewers 
H.  F.  Shaffner 

F.  A.  FOGLE 

H.  R.  Starbuck 
W.  F.  Shaffner 
H.  M.  Brandson 
R.  R.  Kinney 
A.  A.  Perryman 
C.  S.  Siewers 
R.  C.  Church 
C.  M.  Cain 


Bishop  Rondthaler,  Chairman 

F.  F.  Bahnson 

R.  A.  McCuiSTON 

W.  A.  Lemly 

Chas.  a.  Hege 

L.  B.  Brickenstein 

W.  P.  Crews 

John  Transou 

H.  W.  Spaugh 

J.  D.  FuLP  - 


THE  HOME  CHURCH 

Rev.  J.  Kenneth  Ppohl — Pastor 

Rev.  Walser  H.  Allen — Assistant  Pastor. 

MISSIONARIES 
Bishop  and  IMrs.  Ernst  Van  Calker,  Shiloh, 

South  Africa. 
Rev.  and  Mrs.  Sam'l  Wedman,  Nicaragua, 
Miss  Florence  Wilson,  Nicaragua,  Mission 

Worker. 

Mrs.   Hutchinson,  Mission  Worker,  Nicaragua 
Adrian  Daran,  Nicaragua,  Mission  Worker 
Henry  Vaughn,  Nicaragua,  Mission  Worker 
Rev.  J.  Kenneth  Pfohl — Supt.  of  S.  School 
F,  F.  Bahnson — Asst.  Supt.  of  S.  School 
C.  T.  Leinbach— Supt.  of  S.  School 

Board  Of  Elders        Board  Of  Trustees 
Rev.  J.  K.  Pfohl,  Chm.  C.  S.  Siewers,  Chvi. 
R.  C.  Spaugh,  V.  Chm.  C.  T.  Leinbach,  V.  Ch. 
R.  A.  Shore,  Sccty.        C.  S.  Starbuck, 
W.  M.  WiMMER  Sec.  &  Treas. 

F.  F.  Bahnson  H.  F.  Shaffner 

F.  E.  VoGLER  J.  D.  Stockton 

F.  C.  Meinung  C.  F.  Vance 

J.  T.  Parrish 
Edward  Powers 
T.  E.  Griffith 


CALVARY  CHURCH 

Rev.  Edmund  Schwarze — Pastor 
Rev.  Kenneth  G.  Hamilton — Missionary  Pastor, 
Nicaragua. 

William  Allen  — Nicaragua,  Mission  Worker 
H.  W.  SvAVGH— Supt.  of  S.  School 
W.  R.  Jones— ^5.^^.  Supt.  of  S.  School 

Board  Of  Elders  Board  Of  Trustees 
Rev.  Edmund  Schwarze  C.  M  McKaughan, 

Chairman  'Chairman. 
C.  E.  Johnson,  V.  Chm.  James  J.  Mock,  Chin. 
J.  L.  Kapp,  Secty  W.  A.  Shore 

N.  W.  Shore  E.  C.  Clinard 

J.  K.  Pepper  H.  W.  Spaugh 

A.  B.  Elam     '  H.  L.  Ross 

J.  I.  Shore  C.  D.  Ogburn 

L.  A.  Conrad  W.  S.  Miller 

J.  A.  Jones  C.  H.  Brown 

L.  E,  Fishel 


CHRIST  CHURCH 


FAIRVIEW  CHURCH 


Rev.  Edgar  A.  Holton — Pastor 
Philip  Parabir — Surinam,  Mission  Worker 
Robert  E.  Grunert — Supt.  of  S.  School 
S.  A.      ATT— Asst.  Supt.  of  S.  School 


Board  Of  Elders 
Rev.  Edgar  Holton, 

Chairman. 
Felix  Butner,  Secty 
S.  A.  Pfaff 
G.  E.  Brewer 
E.  R.  Brewer 
Samuel  Rothrock 
Granville  Nading 


Board  Of  Trustees 
Chas.  Lashmit,  Chm. 
R.  C.  Church,  Secty. 

W.  T.  JURNEY 

Marcus  Kinney 
James  Crater 
Roy  R.  Hoffj^ian 
R.  W.  Young 


Rev.  L.  G.  Luckenbach — Paster 
Rev.  Geo.    R.    Heath — Nicaragua.  Missionary 
Pastor. 

R.  R.  Kinney — Supt.  of  S.  School 

W.  C.  Tucker— Supt.  of  S.  School 

Board  Of  Elders        Board  Of  Trustees 
Rev.  L.  G.  Luckenbach  Geo.  W.  Blum,  Chm. 

Chairman  I.  W.  Grubbs,  V.  Chm. 

W.  C.  Tucker,  V.  Chm.  W.  P.  Crews,  Secty. 
R.  R.  Kinney,  Secty.      R.  L.  Barnes,  F.  Secty. 


C.  R.  Lawrence 

T.    J.  TOWNES 

R.  E.  Miller 
A.  L.  Potts 
J.  Fred  Gerner 
W.  O.  Morgan 
L.  C.  Oakley 


J.  A.  Southern,  Treas. 

J.  H.  Cobb 

M.  M.  Morgan 

J.  W.  MiNTERS 

J.  B.  Forcum 


TRINITY  CHURCH 
Rev.  Douglas  L.  Rights — Pastor 
Rev.  Arthur  Butzin,  Bethel,  Alaska,  Missionary 
Pastor 

T.  E.  Johnson — Supt.  of  Sunday  School 

E.  E.  Knouse — Asst.  Supt.  of  Sunday  School 
Board  Of  Elders        Board  Of  Trustees 

Rev.  D.  L.  Rights,         A.  A.  Perryman,  Chn. 

Chairman.  C.  A.  Hege,  Secty. 

R.  A.  Spaugh,  V.  Chm.  H.  H.  Sherrill 
J.  P.  Crouch,  Secty.     E.  E.  Turner 
T.  E.  Johnson  S.  J.  Tesh 

W.  D.  Fishel  G.  E.  Kimel 

J.  H.  Sink  D.  G.  Kelly 

F.  p.  Foltz  C.  p.  O'Brien 
W.  P.  Spach  a.  B.  Kimel 

L.  M.  Graver  p.  O.  Schallert 


FRIES  MEMORIAL  CHURCH 
Rev.  H.  B.  Johnson — Pastor 
H.  E.  Fries — Superintendent  of  Sunday  School 
S.  M.  Vernon — Asst.  Supt.  Sunday  School 

Board  Of  Elders         Board  Of  Trustees 
Rev.  H.  B.  Johnson,  S.  M.  Vernon 

Chairman.  CM.  Cain 

N.  J.  Reich  A.  A.  Hunt 

S.  E.  Peterson  C.  C.  Reavis 

W.  N.  Robertson  H.  F.  Pleasant 

W.  T.  Thomas  J.  Q.  Adams 

W.  C.  HoucHiNS        ■  J.  D.  FULP 

L.  F.  Fulton 
F.  A.  Stipe 


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